Saturday, May 9, 2009

Happy Mother's Day~

I have a few special items I have collected over the years..some tea cups..a few serving plates.. frames with sentiments..things offered to me by my "Darling" daughters..

Books.. cards.. frames.. blankets:)I love them all..I made the beehive cake for Mother's Day lunch with my family.. and little cupcakes ..from a magazine I read while at one of my daughter's:)(I pocketed the recipe:))

I loved them.. because they had marshmallows on them and my grandsons love marshmallows..so I thought the cake could be for the adults.. and the cupcakes for the kids..:) so let's add Sprinkles too:)

And let's serve them on a special platter:)

They look great on it:)

The flowers are made from mini marshmallows..rolled out..the cupcakes..I used a lemon loaf recipe.. I made a buttercream icing from the magazine.. and I had fondant already made for the base of the flower..the tiny dot..is fondant also.I just know Max will lick the icing and eat the Sprinkles first!

I love that about him~

Mother's Day is bittersweet.. for one hundred years..I missed her like crazy every mother's day..

until..

Lulu came along:)

The year my DD was expecting Lulu.. the kids offered me an Amélanchier..a Serviceberry.. for Mother's Day..Lulu is 3.. and since I have had the tree out my front window..it blooms every Mother's Day~

There is no greater sign of hope..than a grandchild to love.. and a tree to see grow:)That came together!

They are a beautiful match for me..Those little boys.. I have 3 now and one more on the way..have filled that little hole..that stayed with me for over 30 yrs..

I can still get sentimental..I am still like Kathleen Quinlan when she wrote about being a Motherless Daughter in an article my dear friend Jojo cut out for me..that I still have and read ..every once in a while..My friend's own mom..Auntie B..turned 80 this May 8th:) An amazing lady~..

.. But I have a new joie de vivre.. that I only got..as a nana.. well..in my heart at least..I am so grateful to them:)It's love with a capital L w/ no strings.. no absolute responsibility of being their guide.. we are just their friends..and hopefully fun..:)I LOVE that!And they smile like puppies when they see us..who else does that and means it?:)God Bless them..~

Monique ... such a lovely post. You are a superb mother and Nana and I know how proud your mother would have been. Definitely heartbreaking to have lost your mother so young ... and can see how bittersweet Mother's Day was for you.

Thank God for adorable, sweet little boys who have brought such joy into your life.

When thinking of our little ones, I could echo many sentiments that you speak of when describing your "petits garçons" but cannot do it as eloquently.